Abida
Parveen born 1954 is a Pakistani singer of Sindhi descent and one of the
foremost exponents of Sufi music (Sufiana kalaam). She sings mainly ghazals and
her forte, Kafis, a solo genre accompanied by percussion and harmonium, using a
repertoire of songs by Sufi poets. Parveen sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Saraiki,
Punjabi and Persian, and together with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is considered one
of the finest Sufi vocalists of the modern era.She is currently a Judge on a
musical show Sur Kshetra.

Abida
Parveen, a Sindhi, was born in mohalla Ali Goharabad in Larkana (Sindh
province,Pakistan).She received her musical training initially from her father,
Ustad Ghulam Haider, and later from Ustad Salamat Ali Khan of the Sham Chorasia
gharana. Growing up, she attended her father's music school,where her
foundation in music was laid

Abida
Parveen embarked upon her professional career from RadioPakistan, Hyderabad,
in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song “Tuhinje zulfan jay band
kamand widha”.Abida performed on the internationally acclaimed Pakistani show Coke
Studio, on which she sang three songs, including Ramooz-e-Ishq,
Nigah-e-Darwaishaan, and Soz-e-Ishq.Abida was married to Ghulam Hussain Sheikh,
senior producer at Radio Pakistan, who died a few years ago and who
nurtured her development as a singer in her early years. The couple had a
daughter Priya, an MBA who acts as her adviser, and a son Saranj

President ofPakistan’s Award for Pride of Performance (1982), and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz
(2005).